A<\/span>m I the only person who sees cryptocurrency charts when I shut my eyes, hovering just beyond the limits of my focus like an old TV set that\u2019s been permanently burned in by a paused video game?<\/span><\/p>\n Am I alone in spotting elements of token names, logos and symbols in food packaging at the supermarket?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Or are you also catching fleeting glimpses of crypto candlesticks hidden among the everyday objects before you or just beyond the edge of your vision?<\/span><\/p>\n These neon mirages scorched into my retina, the byproducts of squinting endlessly at jagged crypto charts during long COVID-19 lockdowns, inspired my NFT series \u201c<\/span>The Crypto Effect<\/span><\/a>.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n These blockchain-inspired works of visual art are my homage to the mental health rollercoaster on which decentralized finance took many of us during the coronavirus crisis and accompanying cryptocurrency bull run.<\/span><\/p>\n